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Chinese Mars missions may be in trouble
Posted: Sun, Jan 15 11:05 AM ET (1605 GMT)
China's first Mars orbiter and rover appear to be in trouble. The Zhurong rover, which went into hibernation last year during the winter season...

China launches commercial and classified satellites
Posted: Sun, Jan 15 11:04 AM ET (1604 GMT)
Two Chinese launches on Jan. 8 and 9. A Long March 7A lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 5 pm EST (2200...

SpaceX launches Israeli imaging satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 31 9:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)
SpaceX completed the busiest year in its two-decade history early Friday with the launch of an Israeli imaging satellite. A Falcon 9 lifted off...

China launches classified satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 31 9:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
China launched a classified satellite Thursday. A Long March 3B rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 11:43 pm WST Wednesday (0443...

SpaceX launches first satellites for Starlink Gen2
Posted: Sat, Dec 31 9:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
SpaceX launched this morning the first Starlink satellites going to orbits authorized for its second-generation system. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 31 9:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
SpaceX launched this morning the first Starlink satellites going to orbits authorized for its second-generation system. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch...

ISS astronauts complete spacewalk as Soyuz investigation continues
Posted: Sat, Dec 24 11:19 AM ET (1619 GMT)
Two astronauts completed a spacewalk outside the ISS Thursday as an investigation into a Soyuz coolant leak continues. NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio...

JAXA sets date for first H3 launch
Posted: Sat, Dec 24 11:14 AM ET (1614 GMT)
The Japanese space agency JAXA has set a date for the first launch of the H3 rocket. JAXA said Friday that the inaugural launch of...

InSight Mars lander mission officially ends
Posted: Sat, Dec 24 11:13 AM ET (1613 GMT)
NASA's InSight Mars mission is officially over, the agency announced Wednesday. The lander missed its second consecutive communications session as its power levels dropped,...

Two satellites lost in Vega C launch failure
Posted: Sat, Dec 24 11:10 AM ET (1610 GMT)
A Vega C rocket carrying two imaging satellites failed during a launch Tuesday night. The Vega C lifted off from French Guiana at 8:47...



news in brief
China launches classified GEO satellite
Posted: Sun, Apr 13 12:00 PM ET (1600 GMT)

Isaacman pushes for simultaneous Moon and Mars programs
Posted: Sun, Apr 13 11:55 AM ET (1555 GMT)

SpaceX gets most of first year of NSSL launch contracts
Posted: Sun, Apr 13 11:49 AM ET (1549 GMT)

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